The first associations that come to mind for many Brits when Ukraine is mentioned are likely things like: Chernobyl; the 2012 European football tournament; the 2004 Orange Revolution; Yulia Tymoshenko; Europe’s breadbasket (perhaps); and billionaire oligarchs who have along with Russian counterparts bought up some of London’s most expensive flats.
One of them, billionaire Dmitry Firtash (pictured) – a chemicals-energy magnate and former partner of Russia’s Gazprom in the supply of natural gas to Ukraine and Europe – hopes to show Ukraine’s brighter side.
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